Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
72 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
97 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Kingston 2TB SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Samsung |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Strong speed (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (70th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
Pricing
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.258score per dollar
vs
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.123score per dollar
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.1x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 PRO
Scores 97 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.
